While the embryo mixup that occurred in the Louisiana hospital outside New Orleans was bad news for families who had stored there, recent news makes the situation worse. The unfortunate reality, it appears, for those couples whose embryos were kept at Ochsner Hospital Elmwood is that, even if they could…
It is hard to think of something that could be more traumatic or concerning for families looking to in vitro for pregnancy options beyond what seems to now be the reality many are facing today. In New Orleans, Louisiana, Ochsner hospital has shut down their in vitro fertility program after…
Bringing to you two different pieces of news from this past week, Chinese drywall has been a hot topic in the news in a mixture of good and bad. With tenants being moved from their homes, as profiled yesterday, to increased governmental actions to keep citizens safe, action seems to…
A very good front-page piece came out in today’s Times-Picayune summarizing the difficulties faced by homeowners in Louisiana in regards to suing for the installation of Chinese drywall put in their homes. Featuring a timeline of the various tort reforms enacted over the years in Louisiana, the piece will give…
Good news emerged yesterday for residents of Louisiana with Chinese drywall. The State Tax Commission is allowing those slammed with the plight of owning homes with the defective wallboard to have their assessments reduced to reflect their degraded value. While some had worried before that the property tax assessments would…
Visiting Cape Coral, Florida, to see firsthand the Chinese drywall that has caused so much problems for residents of the Gulf Coast, Consumer Product Safety Commission Inez Tennenbaum had some positive things to share and an optimistic approach for governmental action in the future. NBC 2 in Florida reports Tennenbaum…
What’s often overlooked in the Chinese drywall matter is regardless on liability, many builders have been caught off-guard and hit hard by the faulty wallboard issue, even when homes they produced do not have the material. With an understandably cautious home-buyer base in the Gulf Coast, some builders are reaching…
A quick news bit from WWLTV regarding a very positive sign coming out of Habitat for Humanity in regards to drywall they used to build homes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina: “When we started hearing stories break in Florida about Chinese drywall, we had our drywall tested proactively, just…
State senators held court Wednesday while hosting Chinese drywall town hall meetings aimed at addressing concerns of members of the community regarding the toxic import. Dedicated to providing information to those with the faulty wallboard, or those who think they might have it, the town hall meetings were hugely popular,…
In order to be best prepared for hurricanes or to better understand your hurricane insurance provisions, having a glossary of key terms used in hurricane reports is a good idea. Courtesy of the Texas Department of Insurance and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, here is a list of helpful…